尼日利亚53人集体举行同性恋婚礼遭指控

Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a gay wedding.

日前，尼日利亚北部城镇卡杜纳市的检察官指控53人涉嫌密谋庆祝一场同性恋婚姻。

The accused, arrested last Saturday, have denied the allegations, with their lawyers saying they were illegally detained.

这些被指控者于上周六被逮捕。他们拒绝接受指控，而他们的律师称他们是被非法拘留的。

The court released the group on bail and the case was remanded to 8 May.

随后，法庭保释了这些人，这一案件将在5月8日接受审理。

Homosexual acts are banned in socially conservative Nigeria and are punishable by up to 14 years in jail.

同性恋活动在实行社会保守主义的尼日利亚是被明令禁止的，并会接受制裁，最高可被判处高达14年的有期徒刑。

During a court appearance in Chediya-Zaria, the group pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to an unlawful society.

在扎利亚出庭期间，这群人对共谋非法活动、参加非法集会、加入非法团体指控不认罪。

Defence lawyer Yunusa Umar said most of the accused were students and had been illegally detained for more than 24 hours, the local Premium Times newspaper reported.

据尼日利亚当地报纸《Premium Times》报道，辩方律师Yunusa Umar称，这些被指控的大多数人仍是学生，他们已被非法拘留24小时以上。